Tag: jerusalem
Hamas: Hamas planned to exhume remains of British and Commonwealth soldiers from World War I and II buried in Gaza: IDF
A recent discovery by the Israeli Defence Forces revealed an alleged plan devised by Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif in 2022 to exhume…
Israeli finance minister to renew funds to Arab communities after backlash
JERUSALEM: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday his ministry would unblock funds for Arab communities that he suspended saying the money was fuelling…
West Bank: 17-year-old Palestinian killed during Israeli military raid in northern West Bank
JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces stormed into a town in the north of the West Bank on Tuesday, leading to fighting that killed a 17-year-old Palestinian,…
Israeli docs reattach boy’s head to neck after accident
In a rare and complex operation that is not unprecedented, doctors in Israel last month reattached a 12-year-old boy’s head to his neck after an…
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong — places where Catholics are…
Thousands to march in Jerusalem Pride parade, first under Israel’s most right-wing government ever
JERUSALEM: Thousands of people are to march in Jerusalem‘s Pride parade on Thursday, an annual event that is taking place this year under Israel’s most…
Israel deploys heavy police presence ahead of contentious Jerusalem march
JERUSALEM: Israel is deploying over 2,000 police on Thursday for a march by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City….
Israel: Israel strikes Gaza, Palestinians fire rockets as truce bid lingers
GAZA/JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants in Gaza resumed rocket fire on Israel early on Saturday after Israeli aircraft bombed Islamic Jihad targets in the enclave overnight, as…
Israeli-Palestinian Gaza truce holds after hunger striker’s death
GAZA: A truce along the Israel-Gaza border appeared to be holding on Wednesday morning following a brief bout of fighting triggered by the death of…
Israel: Israel marks Memorial Day plagued by divisions, violence
JERUSALEM: Israel marked its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks on Tuesday against the backdrop of some of the deepest political…